Análisis del impacto socioeconómico que genera la ruta del hielo I de la empresa Ferrocarriles del Ecuador en la comunidad indígena la Moya.

Abstract

"La Moya" Community Tourism Center began its operation in 2016, offering lodging and food tourist services, at the end of the same year, Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública through its commercial brand Tren Ecuador consolidates a tourism product with the community to operate "La ruta del Hielo I". Therefore, this research proposes to carry out an analysis of the socioeconomic impact generated by "La ruta del hielo I in La Moya community. Fulfilling the three specific objectives of the research, where the first part describes the theoretical foundation on the socio-economic impacts produced by tourism in small and economically repressed communities, and in this way allows to sketch the reference framework of the research. Likewise, carry out a tourist, social and economic situational diagnosis of the community, using information gathering tools such as interviews, which will be directed towards La Moya indigenous community and the main key actors for its tourism development, with the purpose of knowing opinions or concrete facts, obtaining as a result several data of interest. Finally, determining the impacts generated by tourist activity on "La ruta del Hielo I" and its impact on the socio-economic development in the La Moya community, where it can be evidenced that the route has generated great benefits for the community studied, and what from their perspective is positive for the destination. It is very important to mention that the support of State institutions is relevant, as well as the management carried out by part of Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Public Company in the strengthening and sustainability of the processes.